The Washington critic., 1887-11-18

AT frst received with decided coolness
by al but few friends. who had stuck
IN him all through. The Prince OF
Wales stood by him and the Army aud
Navy Club rcadmltted him as member
of that exclusive circle.
He was aftcrward sent TO Egypt to
fcorranize the Egyptian Army. aud In
an engagement with III Mahdl was
terribly wounded. lie then returned
10 EnFland, where Lord Wolseley
attempted 10 rchabilitate him by nomi
mating him 20 place on his stall. But
this proposed appointment, was vetoed
hy the Queen, who remained implaca-
ble 10 the last. All subsequent efforts
10 secure reinstatement In the British
Army fallcd. and the unfortunate sol.
der died with the dark cloud still
hanging over him.
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A few days ago an old editorial friend
came out of Washington to see me,
says "Gaih" 10 a recent letter TO the
Cincinnati Enquirer. and asked him
how the Blair family had made ou,
with their farms north Of Washington.
around what Is called Silver Springs.
lie said that they derived quite q re.
spectacle Income from the rent OF their
lnnds, and that they were coming closer
and closer 10 the city market all the
time, 30 that In their vicinity large sub.
urban settlements had been made where
building lots seemed higher than acres
had formerly sold. In this case an old
political editor under Andrew jackson
and Van Buren had made enough
money TO go and buy farm and build
a mansion, lie raised up two remark.
able sons, Montgomery aud Frank, aud
Frank died poor, from heedlessness In
business, while Montgomery got along
well; and his brother in law, Admiral
Lee, Is thought TO be getting rich.
This Admiral Lee adhered to
our naval service during all
the rebellion, though he was
OF that general family OF Lees 10
which Robert l.. Lee belonged.
Montgomery Blair married the daugh'
ter Of Levi Woodbury.. the old Demo
cratic Secretary OF the Treasury. | dc
not find that those elder men lost any
time In getting some property together.
General Washington, while President
was straining every point TO make
something out Of his Virginia lands.
and was In correspondence with
Arthur Young and other agricultural
authorities In England to help him out
of his land poverty. In niue cases ou,
Of ten those public men who take q
cheerful. constructive view Of politics
either leave property themselves, OF
their children make II after them
while those who are continual,
raising the suspicious Of the peopl,
and crying out that there IL too mucl
authority, leave posterity like them
selyes-destructiv Of It's own sub
stance. All the early Virginia Presi
dents who were making imuptation
against their equals IN legislation cam,
TO grief, not because they were exces
sively honest, but because they KEEP
their eyes on their neighbors and no
upon their own affairs: they woult
rather raise a suspicion than raise
mortgage. In that way Monticello
went down and down, until its pro
prietor humbly asked the Virglui
Legislature to let him have lottery, 81
that his devoted admirers could gambl
} in his homestead. The Montpelle
, property was wasted In the same way
Monroe, while he was member o
Congress, was concerned In all kinds o
Investigations OF Hamilton and others
and at last he sought refuge In anothe
! State from the constables In Virginia